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torture n. 酷刑，折磨；v. 对…施以苦刑 torture (n.) early 15c., "contortion, twisting, distortion; a disorder characterized by contortion," from Old French torture "infliction of great pain; great pain, agony" (12c.), and directly from Late Latin tortura "a twisting, writhing," in Medieval Latin "pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of punishment or persuasion," from stem of Latin torquere "to twist, turn, wind, wring, distort" (see torque (n.)). The meaning "infliction of severe bodily pain as a means of punishment or persuasion" in English is from 1550s. The theory behind judicial torture was that a guilty person could be made to confess, but an innocent one could not, by this means. Macaulay writes that it was last inflicted in England in May 1640.torture (v.) 1580s, from torture (n.). Related: Tortured; torturing. 【记】源自tort- 扭曲，twist；tore (tear 撕破，扯裂 的过去式) + 音：扯，撕扯人的身体，酷刑折磨；音：拖扯，套扯，用绳套住身体扯，五马分尸

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['tɔ:tʃə] 【英】 n.酷刑，折磨 (the infliction of intense pain to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure); _v.对…_施以苦刑 (to cause intense suffering to； torment)【记】 tort(扭)+ure→扭打 ，折磨【例】 put sb. to torture(拷问某人) n. /v. (作为惩罚而施的肉体或精神上的)酷刑; 折磨【记】tort扭, ure－扭打－折磨

单词	torture
音标	['tɔ:tʃə]
解释	n. 酷刑，折磨；v. 对…施以苦刑
红宝书	【英】 n.酷刑，折磨 (the infliction of intense pain to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure); _v.对…_施以苦刑 (to cause intense suffering to； torment) 【记】 tort(扭)+ure→扭打，折磨【例】 put sb. to torture(拷问某人)
字源	torture (n.) early 15c., "contortion, twisting, distortion; a disorder characterized by contortion," from Old French torture "infliction of great pain; great pain, agony" (12c.), and directly from Late Latin tortura "a twisting, writhing," in Medieval Latin "pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of punishment or persuasion," from stem of Latin torquere "to twist, turn, wind, wring, distort" (see torque (n.)). The meaning "infliction of severe bodily pain as a means of punishment or persuasion" in English is from 1550s. The theory behind judicial torture was that a guilty person could be made to confess, but an innocent one could not, by this means. Macaulay writes that it was last inflicted in England in May 1640. torture (v.) 1580s, from torture (n.). Related: Tortured; torturing.
不择手段背单词	n. /v. (作为惩罚而施的肉体或精神上的)酷刑; 折磨【记】tort扭, ure－扭打－折磨
趣味全助记	【记】源自tort- 扭曲，twist；tore (tear 撕破，扯裂的过去式) + 音：扯，撕扯人的身体，酷刑折磨；音：拖扯，套扯，用绳套住身体扯，五马分尸

Torture Latin N Intense Pain Twisting Infliction Great